It was Charlotte's parents nightmare seeing their overweight daughter in her mermaid form. And they had no clue how to turn her back but it was a sigh of relief seeing her transform back. She was around 20 minutes in the bathtub trying all sorts of reverse mermaid methods when suddenly they spotted Charlotte's birthmark glowing. Then the mark began to change back to it's regular fish tail shape. The internal pain was a sign to Charlotte that something was happening whether good or bad. She was concerned it might be get worse. They all watched as her flopping tail shrank back and split into her 2 regular legs again. Then her long blond hair began it's color change back to black. Although it was still long, it was back to normal. Charlotte was overjoyed and they all assumed she turned back because she was in the water.
Charlotte tried getting out and could manage flopping on the floor. Then she tried standing which caused her to be slightly shaky getting used to legs again. She teared up and hugged both her parents. They all were all extremely confused as to what happened in the last 2 hours. Her birthday was not over yet so they decided to try to forget about what happened and carried on the day. Although the thought ran though their minds all day. What if it happened again? Do they need to seek medical attention?
After getting dressed and a quick haircut from her mother, Charlotte was showered with gifts and she ate a lot of food. But the discussion on Charlotte's mermaid tail eventually come up. No changes occurred to her for hours and for a while, they assumed it was over. It felt real but they didn't want to believe she became a mythical creature. That night, Charlotte's mother presented her with one last gift. Charlotte opened it and it was a long dress. Like a prom dress, and it looked to be Charlotte's size. Charlotte was thrilled and raced upstairs to try it on. Charlotte stripped and held her dress in front of her. She hated being overweight and she was desperate to find a way to change that. Even her new dress was tight on her when she tried it on. She had put on a lot of weight over the past year. She looked in the mirror, horrified at the large amounts of fat spread over her body.
That was when a familiar sensation spread throughout Charlotte's body again. The curse had come back to haunt Charlotte. Under the dress, the birthmark had changed it's shape back to legs and Charlotte was overcome with the huge amount of pain. She shouted for her parents and they sped up to see what was wrong. Charlotte's feet then fanned out and became a large fin whilst her legs molded together and grew out slightly. Charlotte tried to keep balance but she was too top heavy. She landed with a thud on her bedroom floor and at the same time, ripping her new dress at the back. When her parents came in, they became concerned about why it happened a second time but thought they knew what to do. Charlotte's mother started running the bath whilst her father helped her get there.
"What am I going to do?" Charlotte cried